Arab Coalition: Ballistic missile launched from Yemen intercepted
Saudi Air Defense intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Yemen’s Houthi militia on Friday over Najran city. The official spokesperson of the Arab Coalition, Colonel…
Saudi King Salman orders new allowances to offset rising cost of living
Saudi King Salman issued a royal decree, on Friday, approving annual gratuity for Saudi civil and military personnel. Based on suggestions by Crown Prince Mohammed…
Armed groups clash at key Libya border post
Armed groups clashed Friday in western Libya, forcing the closure of a key border crossing with Tunisia, an official and a military commander said. The…
Iran tries to censor coverage of protests by media based abroad
In the background on the continuing protests across Iran, the Persian-language media based outside the country, have become the major source of alternative news and…
Erdogan: Turkey ‘tired’ of EU membership process
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Ankara is “tired” of its sluggish European Union membership process, noting that it cannot indefinitely be requesting to…
Tillerson Working on Way to Keep US in Iran Nuclear Deal
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is working with key lawmakers on a legislative fix that could enable the United States to remain in the Iran…
Iraq’s Abadi in high-stakes plan to rein in Iranian-backed militias
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Under pressure from allies in the West, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is staking his career on reining in the Shi‘ite militias…
One in four people in Turkey want to be a teacher: Education minister BURSA
One in every four people in Turkey wants to be a teacher, Education Minister İsmet Yılmaz said on Jan. 4, referring to a new report…
Hezbollah leader ridiculed after he reveals $1300 monthly salary from Iran
Activists in Lebanon ridiculed the announcement, during an interview with a TV station, by Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah that his monthly salary, from Iran,…
Protests threaten Iran’s ascendant role in the Middle East
BEIRUT — The sudden eruption of political unrest in Iran has presented an unforeseen challenge to Tehran’s ascendant influence in the Middle East, potentially threatening Iran’s…